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2023 Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges
$37,867 Avg Salary
$32,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Child Development & Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to child development and psychology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #94 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Child Development & Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Colleges.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for child development and psychology students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Child Development & Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 668
Pennsylvania 198
Maryland 19
New Jersey 109
Delaware 7

Child Development & Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Child Development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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